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screenings
Sorry Day screenings
Commemorate Sorry Day. Join us to view a suite of films that celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and culture. Sorry Day is an important time for all Australians to reflect upon our shared history and heritage. DVDs courtesy of Ronin Films. All screenings are free and in the James O Fairfax Theatre.
- Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
- FREE
screenings
Sorry Day screenings: Gulpilil: one red blood DVD, 2002, PG, 56 mins
Directed by Darlene Johnson, this is a fascinating portrait of the great Australian Indigenous actor David Gulpilil. DVD courtesy of Ronin Films.
- Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
- FREE
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Sorry Day screenings: Crocodile Dreaming DVD, 2006, M, 27 mins
A modern day supernatural myth about two estranged brothers, played by David Gulpilil and Tom E Lewis. Directed by Darlene Johnson. DVD courtesy of Ronin Films.
- Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
- FREE
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Sorry Day screenings: Too many Captain Cooks DVD, 1989, G, 18 mins
Directed by Penny McDonald, this film looks at the various historical truths between Cook discovering Australia and Aboriginal people discovering Cook. DVD courtesy of Ronin Films.
- Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
- FREE
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Sorry Day screenings: Painting country DVD, 2000, G, 52 mins
It’s been decades since these Balgo artists have seen their country and many are getting old. It’s time to go back. Directed by Sally Ingleton. DVD courtesy of Ronin Films.
- Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
- FREE
Sunday
screenings
Lust for life 16 mm Cinemascope, 1988, PG, 122 mins
Based on Irving Stone’s popular novel, Lust for life captures the ecstasy of art and the agony of Vincent van Gogh’s life. Directed by George Cukor and Vincente Minnelli, and starring Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn. Winner of Golden Globe and New York Film Critics Best Actor Awards. Film courtesy of National Film and Sound Archive.
- Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
- FREE
Sunday
screenings
The secret world of Odilon Redon 16 mm, 1973, not rated, 30 mins
A portrayal of the French painter and printmaker, showing his progression from the haunted visions of his early works, which contrast with those of his contemporaries, to his later bright, radiant paintings.
- Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
- FREE
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Portrait of an artist: Paul Cézanne—the man and the mountain VHS, 1985, not rated, 58 mins
Richly illustrated with Cézanne’s paintings and with views of the countryside that inspired them, this program focuses on the artist’s use of a single image—Mount Saint-Victoire in Provence—to define form, colour and light.
- Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
- FREE
Sunday
screenings
Basquiat DVD, 1997, MA, 108 mins
This film chronicles the meteoric rise to fame of the gifted and charismatic young New York artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Directed by Julian Schnabel.
- Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
- FREE
Sunday
screenings
Who the #$&% is Jackson Pollock DVD, 2006, M, 74 mins
This documentary presents the drama of Teri Horton’s 10-year crusade to certify that her thrift store art purchase is an authentic Jackson Pollock painting.
- Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
- FREE